Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRules and ethics of genome editing, Gender, sex and sport, Hog roasts at Stonehenge
When the news broke last December that Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui had successfully edited the genomes of twin girls using the technique known as…
7 years, 1 month ago
A cure for HIV? Sleepy flies, Secrets of the Fukushima disaster, Science fact checking
An HIV-1 sufferer, who had developed aggressive cancer, and underwent a revolutionary stem cell transplant, has been declared HIV resistant. It's bee…
7 years, 1 month ago
Falling carbon and rising methane; Unsung heroes at the Crick
Efforts to cut emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and tackle climate change in many developed economies are beginning to pay off, according to researc…
7 years, 1 month ago
Mars - rovers v humans? Forests and carbon, Ethiopian bush crow
Nasa have called time on the 14 year mission with the Mars Opportunity rover. Curiosity is still there. But what's next for our exploration of the Re…
7 years, 1 month ago
Insect decline, Gut microbiome, Geomagnetic switching
A very strongly worded, meta-review paper (looking at 73 historical reports from around the world published over the past 13 years) has just been pub…
7 years, 2 months ago
Sea Level Rise, Equine Flu, Generator Bricks, Iberian Genes
In 2016 some scientists suggested that with climate change so much ice in Antarctica could melt that the global sea level could rise up to a metre. T…
7 years, 2 months ago
Sprinting Neanderthals, Geodynamo, Spreading Sneezes and Dying Hares
Many physical features of Neanderthals might not be for cold climate adaptation as previously thought. They may be for types of locomotion. Which, ac…
7 years, 2 months ago
Ultima Thule, Dry January, Periodic Table
2019 means the opportunity to explore the most distant object yet encountered in our solar system – the brilliantly named Ultima Thule as Nasa’s New …
7 years, 3 months ago
Gene-edited twins, Placenta organoids in a dish, When the last leaves drop
Claims by a Chinese scientist that he has gene-edited human embryos, transplanted them producing genetically edited twins, who will pass on these cha…
7 years, 4 months ago
Mars InSight mission, Detecting dark matter, Redefining the kilogram, Bovine TB
The Government's strategy to eradicate TB in cattle is a contentious topic. The disease is extremely complicated and lots of people have different id…
7 years, 4 months ago